Supreme People's Court to boost judicial transparency
Reforms spark legal brain drain
Prisoners on death row to get free legal aid
Circuit court begins hearing first appeals
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The changing face of China's legal system
An overview of some of the reforms undertaken since pilot programs were introduced last year:
Reforms spark legal brain drain
Judges and officials are stepping down as changes designed to streamline China's judicial system prompt concerns about long hours, low pay and the pressure of work.
Courts to avoid judgments in weak cases
Little awareness of human rights protection and illegal maneuvering to tackle cases have been the main reasons for wrongful verdicts.
More than 1,500 defendants acquitted in two years
Some 1,603 defendants have been acquitted in the past two years amid measures to protect human rights, according to a top judicial reform official.
China plans to record suspect questioning
China will strive to record by audio or video the questioning of all suspects in the future in a bid to protect their legal rights, Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security, said Monday.
Prisoners on death row to get free legal aid
Inmates on death row will be entitled to free legal representation under a new rule drafted by the Ministry of Justice.
- Meng Jianzhu seeks advice about reform from media circle
Guangdong province is at the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up, and its development of media ranks among the top nationwide.
- Meng Jianzhu holds think tank forum on judicial reform
A total of 12 legal experts and scholars were invited to a think tank forum to discuss judicial reform and political and legal affairs at the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs (CPLA) of the CPC Central Committee.
- China will push forward judicial reform, says public security chief
China’s public security chief Meng Jianzhu has vowed that China will unswervingly push ahead with the ongoing judicial reform.
- Chinese courts to deepen reforms: top judge
Chinese courts should push forward judicial reforms and provide effective legal services to support China’s economic and social development, said Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court, China’s highest court.
- China in full sail with deepening reform
Defined as "the key year of comprehensively deepening reforms," 2015 saw a series of milestones achieved by China.
- Xi urges responsibility in advancing China’s reforms
President Xi Jinping called for reforms to be advanced in all sectors as the leading group for overall reform convened its 20th meeting.
